Decision : CONF 004 VIII.16
SOC: Mount Nimba (Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea)

Mount Nimba (Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea)

The Committee noted the decision of the World Bank not to provide funds to Guinea for proposed iron-ore mining which would prejudice this site. It noted that this decision was made on economic grounds. The Committee requested the Secretariat to contact the authorities of the Cdte d'Ivoire and Guinea on this matter to encourage them to take the concerns of the Committee into consideration and preserve the integrity of the site.